Welcome to Bimmerfest -- The #1 Online Community for BMW related information! Please enjoy the discussion forums below and share your experiences with the 200,000 current, new and past BMW owners. The forums are broken out by car model and into other special interest sections such as BMW European Delivery and a special forum to voice your questions to the many BMW dealers on the site to assist our members!

I just became the proud owner of a '78 320i. (Fuel injected, used to be a "california model") Problems with engine loping (no power on acceleration) were solved by jumping the fuel pump relay. Runs fine now, but I'm wondering if the fuel pump should be running continuously?